Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Director of the State Historical Library plans to invite German specialists to Moscow in the near future to help sort out the holdings and to decide the fate of the books . |
| 2 | Above : This camcorder comes with a detachable 6-watt video light to help brighten up shots taken in dark conditions . |
| 3 | She throws in a clincher to help make up my mind : ‘ There 's half an hour before the television news starts , ’ she says . |
| 4 | And the brothel-owners paid for the restoration of village temples and schools to help keep up the supply of young girls . |
| 5 | Future historians would in all likelihood use the same data to help answer entirely different questions were it accessible in its original form . |
| 6 | Darman stated that the size of the 1991 deficit reflected ( i ) an increase of $105,500 million in estimated outlays to help pay off debts resulting from the collapse of savings and loans institutions , or " thrifts " [ see pp. 36843 ; 37412 ] ; and ( ii ) a decline of $87,000 million in estimated receipts resulting from a weaker than expected economy . |
| 7 | There are more check-in desks , a brand new computerised baggage handling system and a larger baggage reclaim hall to help speed up your journey . |
| 8 | During her time at social services she had overseen much of the work , and had been involved in some of the preliminary work setting up housing associations to help provide much needed accommodation for the elderly . |
| 9 | Korn/Ferry 's strategy was to maximise their profit margins by handling all aspects of the work , and they were fortunate to gain such prestigious clients as Rockwell and Norton Simon in their early days ; but the concept of headhunting was less well-established on the West Coast than in Manhattan and the partners , fighting for all the fees they could earn , were forced to undertake contingency work to help build up their volume . |
| 10 | A number of measures have been taken in the 1980 Housing Act to help release more rented accommodation . |
| 11 | At the request of Henry of Trastamara , then seeking to wrest the succession of the kingdom of Castile from his half-brother , Peter , known as ‘ the Cruel ’ , French troops , under du Guesclin , recently ransomed , crossed over into Spain to help bring about the defeat of Peter . |
| 12 | Twelve schools submitted satisfactory proposals and each was given £400 to help carry out its project . |
| 13 | The most recent edition of the Kent county council 's ’ Railing Update ’ ran the headline ’ KCC to help sort out shambles ’ . |
| 14 | Then rest your feet on a chair slightly higher than your hips to help drain away excess fluid . |
| 15 | HULL CITY are hoping their bank will say yes to a rescue package to help fight off a winding-up order from the taxman . |
| 16 | Labour will work in the United Nations , the Commonwealth , the European Community and NATO to help bring about the peaceful reunification of Cyprus , on the federal basis advocated by the sovereign government of Cyprus . |
| 17 | £9.4 million will be contributed over three years to help phase out CFCs in developing countries and energy efficiency initiatives will also receive support . |
| 18 | In 1802 William Jowett was to sail to Jamaica to help sort out his father 's affairs , having acted until then as an accountant for his uncle William at Cotes , Titford and Brookes . |
| 19 | ‘ We act as back up to the contractors and commissioning teams who call in TSDO to help sort out problems large and small , which I am happy to say we do quickly in the vast majority of cases . ’ |
| 20 | But independent councillor Tony Moore said : ‘ We should be looking to private business to help bail out the museum . |
| 21 | Assertion you 're clear about what you want , you ca n't there 's no need to get get up about it there 's no need to worry about it this is what you want and this is the way it is , you do n't have to shout , you just have to stick to your point . |
| 22 | Did you erm oh you 've still got your job description to do have n't you ? |
| 23 | Mr Richard says : ‘ It was more cost effective to use consultants to help draw up the ITT and provide quality assurance for our questions and requirements . |
| 24 | THE North-East is to get nearly £12.5m to help clear away its eyesores in the coming year . |
| 25 | We got other things to do have n't we ? |
| 26 | Conservative Robert Goodwill claims Labour 's minimum wage policy has not been thought through properly and that it would ‘ cause inflation to let rip again ’ . |
| 27 | The world 's No. 1 batsman , according to the ratings , was two days into his 40th year , and had once again set his side up for a further victory to help blot out the misery of 1987–89 . |
| 28 | They will pay other people to help bring up their children . |
| 29 | Why not have a look at the Qbasic series starting this month to help make up your mind ! |
| 30 | Scientists at Los Alamos have suggested using particle beams to help burn up the plutonium , rather than relying entirely on particles given off by a chain reaction going on within the material ; they think it would be like holding a flame underneath the plutonium , rather than starting a dangerous plutonium blaze . |